The accident on Friday happened when the two vehicles collided along the highway between the capital Mbabane and Manzini.

During the sentencing, there was a heavy police presence in and around the courthouse in Mbabane, the Swazi capital, said Maseko's wife, Tenele.

Snyman had some years before been postmaster at Mbabane, the government seat of Swaziland, while Biddy had been a useful friend on many occasions.